diff --git a/reactos/include/rosrtl/priv.h b/reactos/include/rosrtl/priv.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5d83fa5cc4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactos/include/rosrtl/priv.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/* $Id: priv.h,v 1.1 2004/08/11 08:28:13 weiden Exp $
+ */
+
+#ifndef ROSRTL_SEC_H__
+#define ROSRTL_SEC_H__
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+{
+#endif
+
+BOOL
+RosEnableThreadPrivileges(HANDLE *hToken, DWORD *Privileges, DWORD PrivilegeCount);
+BOOL
+RosResetThreadPrivileges(HANDLE hToken);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
+
+/* EOF */
diff --git a/reactos/lib/rosrtl/makefile b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/makefile
index 9db46aeade8..aff44ff197c 100644
--- a/reactos/lib/rosrtl/makefile
+++ b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: makefile,v 1.13 2004/08/10 10:57:54 weiden Exp $
+# $Id: makefile,v 1.14 2004/08/11 08:28:13 weiden Exp $
 
 PATH_TO_TOP = ../..
 
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ TARGET_SDKLIBS = ntdll.a kernel32.a advapi32.a
 THREAD_OBJECTS = \
  thread/create.o \
  thread/exit.o \
- thread/stack.o
+ thread/stack.o \
+ thread/priv.o
 
 STRING_OBJECTS = \
  string/append.o \
diff --git a/reactos/lib/rosrtl/thread/priv.c b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/thread/priv.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7306cac02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reactos/lib/rosrtl/thread/priv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <rosrtl/priv.h>
+
+/*
+ * Utility to copy and enable thread privileges
+ *
+ * OUT HANDLE *hPreviousToken -> Pointer to a variable that receives the previous token handle
+ * IN  DWORD *Privileges      -> Points to an array of privileges to be enabled
+ * IN  DWORD PrivilegeCount   -> Number of the privileges in the array
+ *
+ * Returns TRUE on success and copies the thread token (if any) handle that was active before impersonation.
+ */
+BOOL
+RosEnableThreadPrivileges(HANDLE *hPreviousToken,
+                          DWORD *Privileges,
+                          DWORD PrivilegeCount)
+{
+  HANDLE hToken;
+  
+  if(hPreviousToken == NULL ||
+     Privileges == NULL || PrivilegeCount == 0)
+  {
+    SetLastError(ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  
+  /* Just open the thread token, we'll duplicate the handle later */
+  if(OpenThreadToken(GetCurrentThread(), TOKEN_DUPLICATE, FALSE, &hToken))
+  {
+    PTOKEN_PRIVILEGES privs;
+    PLUID_AND_ATTRIBUTES la;
+    HANDLE hNewToken;
+    BOOL Ret;
+    
+    /* duplicate the token handle */
+    if(!DuplicateTokenEx(hToken, TOKEN_IMPERSONATE, NULL, SecurityImpersonation,
+                         TokenImpersonation, &hNewToken))
+    {
+      CloseHandle(hToken);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    
+    /* Allocate the required space for the privilege list */
+    privs = (PTOKEN_PRIVILEGES)LocalAlloc(LPTR, sizeof(TOKEN_PRIVILEGES) +
+                                          ((PrivilegeCount - 1) * sizeof(LUID_AND_ATTRIBUTES)));
+    if(privs == NULL)
+    {
+      CloseHandle(hNewToken);
+      CloseHandle(hToken);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    
+    /* Build the privilege list */
+    privs->PrivilegeCount = PrivilegeCount;
+    for(la = privs->Privileges; PrivilegeCount-- > 0; la++)
+    {
+      la->Luid.LowPart = *(Privileges++);
+      la->Luid.HighPart = 0;
+      la->Attributes = SE_PRIVILEGE_ENABLED;
+    }
+    
+    /* Enable the token privileges */
+    if(!AdjustTokenPrivileges(hNewToken, FALSE, privs, 0, NULL, NULL))
+    {
+      LocalFree((HLOCAL)privs);
+      CloseHandle(hNewToken);
+      CloseHandle(hToken);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    
+    /* we don't need the privileges list anymore */
+    LocalFree((HLOCAL)privs);
+    
+    /* Perform the impersonation */
+    Ret = SetThreadToken(NULL, hToken);
+    
+    if(Ret)
+    {
+      /* only copy the previous token handle on success */
+      *hPreviousToken = hToken;
+    }
+    
+    /* We don't need the handle to the new token anymore */
+    CloseHandle(hNewToken);
+    
+    return Ret;
+  }
+  
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Utility to reset the thread privileges previously changed with RosEnableThreadPrivileges()
+ *
+ * IN HANDLE hToken -> Handle of the thread token to be restored
+ *
+ * Returns TRUE on success.
+ */
+BOOL
+RosResetThreadPrivileges(HANDLE hToken)
+{
+  if(hToken != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+  {
+    BOOL Ret;
+
+    /* Set the previous token handle */
+    Ret = SetThreadToken(NULL, hToken);
+
+    /* We don't need the handle anymore, close it */
+    CloseHandle(hToken);
+    return Ret;
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+